- Date
- August 31, 1974
- Place
- Hugo, OK · HUGO, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8978JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740831027589A
- Case key
- 134359
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2572 74/8/31 NR.HUGO,OKLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 763 TIME - 0415 N8978J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE RIVER RNCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUGO,OKLA FT WORTH,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD TKOFF,DRK NITE,NOT ALGND WTH UNLTD RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8978J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Little River Rnch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.